Empowers Africa
Protecting Africa’s Wild Places & the People Who Call Them Home
Wildlife Conservation. Community Empowerment. One Mission.
Africa’s future depends on protecting the places, wildlife and people that are inseparable from one another. Empowers Africa connects donors with trusted organisations working on the ground to protect wildlife, conserve wild places and create meaningful opportunities for communities.
From safeguarding threatened species and securing critical habitat to supporting education, livelihoods and local conservation initiatives, we direct resources to projects where they can create lasting impact. By strengthening the organisations and people already doing the work, we help turn conservation into a shared investment in Africa’s future.
At Empowers Africa, we support community-led, measurable and sustainable programs that bolster communities by improving access to education, healthcare and business opportunities. We also support programs that protect wildlife and land conservation because we believe safeguarding Africa’s natural wealth is critical to the empowerment of the surrounding communities.
Our focus is on:
Frontline Communities
Towns and villages living beside protected wildlife areas and World Heritage Sites.
Tourism Economies
Urban communities where tourism drives the strongest local development.
Wild Places
Wildlife protection and the land it depends on, conserved alongside the communities who share it.
Stories That Inspire Action
Empowers Africa funds and produces educational documentaries that bring the conservation and human empowerment challenges facing Africa to life. Our films explore issues ranging from rhino anti-poaching efforts and lion and elephant collaring to education, small business development and female empowerment.
To date, Empowers Africa has produced 10 short documentaries, many of which have been selected for local and international film festivals and recognised with awards, including at the Winter Film Festival NYC, the Independent Short Film Awards and the Travel Beyond Film Festival.
Through film, we share the people, challenges and conservation efforts shaping Africa’s future, creating stories that inform, connect and inspire action.
R.E.S.C.U.E.
A short documentary about resilience, hope, and community-led conservation, filmed at the Reteti Elephant Sanctuary and The Sarara Foundation in Northern Kenya.
★ Winner: Best Documentary Short · Winter Film Festival NYC
★ Winner: Best Documentary Short ·Travel Beyond Film Festival
★ Best of Show·Nature Without Borders International Film Festival
View R.E.S.C.U.E. below:
Fiscal Sponsorship
Empowers Africa serves as a fiscal sponsor to over sixty organizations working on the ground in Africa. Through our 501(c)3 status, we are able to efficiently collect and process donations for some of the most effective changemakers on the continent, allowing them to focus on what’s most important—the work being done on the ground.